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Robert L. Van Kirk spent his formative years in a small, West Virginia city along the Ohio River, a delightfully quirky spot that has inspired much of his writing.

Robert is a retired investment industry executive who still claims he was not personally responsible for the 2007 – 2008 financial crisis.

Along with his latest book, Wormwood Politically Correct, he is the author of three previous humorous crime novels, Wormwood High Crimes and a Bunch of Misdemeanors, Wormwood Beyond Dead, and Hog Heaven.

He has also written articles for such well-known periodicals as Organic Fast Food News, Penitentiary Times, Tire Rotation Journal, Atheist Confessional, and the Witness Protection Program Yearbook.

He resides in New Bern, North Carolina, with his wife Michelle and their dog Anna, and is currently working on his next book.

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